Big names at IOA's Athens bashIOA president Suresh Kalmadi arranged a high-profile party to tell foreign delegates about the Half Marathon Championships, which Delhi will host in October.

At last, some cheer for the teamThe thumping victory over South Korea in India's concluding match of the Olympic men's hockey tournament was a fitting tribute to Dhanraj Pillay and Baljit Dhillon, who most likely played their last Olympics, says V Bhaskaran.

Indian wrestlers bow outIndian grapplers Sushil Kumar and Sujit Mann crashed out of competition without putting even a semblance of a fight.

Sujit Mann loses first boutIndia's Sujit Mann lost his first elimination round pool A bout 0-8 to Kunihiko Obata of Japan in the 74 kg freestyle category of the men's wrestling competition.

Kerala villages pray for Anju's victory"It is a season of prayer for my daughter these days," K T Markose, the ace athlete's father, said. "People love our daughter. All of us want her to win the gold."

Rajyavardhan Rathore returns to a hero's welcomeThe 34-year-old armyman, who won the country's first ever Olympic silver medal in the double trap shooting event, was received at the Indira Gandhi International Airport by the Union Sports Minister Sunil Dutt and top army officials.

Lee-Hesh lose bronze play-offThe ace Indian pair of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi lost to Croatia's Mario Ancic and Ivan Ljubicic in the men's doubles.

Athens hero Rathore returns on SaturdayGovernment and sports officials, army officers, and Arjuna Award-winners will join members of his family and Sports Minister Sunil Dutt in welcoming India's first ever individual Olympic silver medallist home.

Indian sailors continue to disappointMalav Shroff and Sumeet Patel came up with another dismal show in the 49er (double-handed dinghy open) in the sixth race at the Olympic Games regatta.

Late goal sinks IndiaA goal 30 seconds from the hooter gave Australia a 4-3 victory in a tightly contested Group B match in the men's Olympic hockey tournament.

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Time we learn from Rathore'Majorsaab' has removed the inferiority complex that every Indian was suffering from till now. But where were all those who are now basking in his glory when he needed their help, asks P T Usha.

Lee-Hesh fall in semisThe fifth seeds were shocked by Germany's unseeded pair of Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schuettler 6-3, 6-3 in the quarter-finals.

Indian sailors placed 18thMalav Shroff and Sumeet Patel are way behind the field after four races in the 49er (Double-handed Dinghy Open) at the Olympic Games regatta.

Lee-Hesh romp into quartersThe ace Indian pair beat Switzerland's Roger Federer and Yves Allegro in the men's doubles second round at the Olympic Games.

'I could see nothing else but the target''I am happy I could struggle and come up, because there was a time when I thought I had lost it,' said India's first Olympic individual silver medallist Rajyavardhan S Rathore.